2 LP A singer/guitarist known for two essential albums in the funk sphere – Ain’t That a Bitch and A Real Mother For You – Johnny Watson was first of all a highly respected bluesman with close ties to the R&B scene of the Fifties. When Johnny Watson’s grandfather died, he left his grandson a guitar, but Grandma insisted that Johnny shouldn’t ever play “the devil’s music” – the blues – on such a “holy” instrument that had accompanied so many gospels… Johnny at once thought about nothing else. In Los Angeles he would spend the Fifties under the influence of Amos Milburn and Chuck Higgins, with whom he played for a time before creating his own group to trawl through every club in the city. “I was doing things like Jimi Hendrix, fifteen years before [him] playing guitar with my teeth, hanging from the rafters and doing double gigs with Guitar Slim … we used to work together in clubs with 30 foot guitarleads, sit on each others shoulders and walk out into the audience”. Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s shows left an indelible mark. He gave each period in his career a personal stamp that made him an original character: he marked every style he played in, whether it was blues, R&B or funk. The first two styles appear on all four sides of this album, leaving the funk for Ain’t That a Bitch and A Real Mother For You. TRACKLISTING Side A A1. Highway 60 A2. No I Cant A3. Motorhead baby A4. I Got Eyes A5. Whats Going On A6. Thinking A7. Half Pint of Whiskey Side B B1. Space Guitar B2. Getting Drunk B3. Hot Little Mama B4. Dont Touch Me B5. Three Hours Past Midnight B6. Love Me Baby B7. She Moves Me Side C C1. Gangster of Love C2. One Room Country Shack C3. Deana Baby C4. The Bear C5. One More Kiss C6. Johnny Guitar C7. Untouchable Side D D1. Sweet Lovin Mama D2. I Just Wants Me Some Love D3. Cuttin In D4. Broke and Lonely D5. Posin D6. The Eagle is Back D7. Looking Back
